APA (APA) Competitors $23.38 +0.06 (+0.26%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.48 +0.10 (+0.43%) As of 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends APA vs. CVE, PBA, CTRA, EC, YPF, PR, AR, OVV, VNOM, and HESMShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Permian Resources (PR), Antero Resources (AR), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), and Hess Midstream (HESM). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. APA vs. Cenovus Energy Pembina Pipeline Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Permian Resources Antero Resources Ovintiv Viper Energy Hess Midstream Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCenovus Energy$38.67B0.70$3.04B$1.4510.16APA$8.19B1.06$2.86B$7.083.30 Does the media prefer CVE or APA? In the previous week, APA had 20 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for APA and 8 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat APA's score of 0.70 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cenovus Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 9 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CVE or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cenovus Energy6.72% 12.88% 6.80% APA 24.36%27.86%7.99% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy received 537 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.30% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote while only 40.15% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCenovus EnergyOutperform Votes64760.30% Underperform Votes42639.70% APAOutperform Votes11040.15% Underperform Votes16459.85% Do analysts recommend CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.60%. APA has a consensus target price of $30.65, indicating a potential upside of 31.07%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cenovus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83APA 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CVE or APA? 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CVE or APA a better dividend stock? Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Cenovus Energy pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, CVE or APA? Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 3.16, indicating that its share price is 216% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats Cenovus Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get APA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAPACrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.65B$8.52B$9.14B$8.91BDividend Yield4.28%23.37%11.56%3.98%P/E Ratio3.3011.9313.0917.27Price / Sales1.065.8945.1277.63Price / Cash2.447.6412.0837.67Price / Book1.941.784.274.63Net Income$2.86B$1.18B$947.35M$224.44M7 Day Performance-4.16%-3.35%-2.81%0.41%1 Month Performance5.86%6.06%5.07%0.44%1 Year Performance-27.17%3.14%7.41%18.39% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA4.6089 of 5 stars$23.38+0.3%$30.65+31.1%-27.4%$8.65B$8.19B3.302,271Analyst RevisionCVECenovus Energy4.5315 of 5 stars$15.06+1.4%$30.00+99.3%-8.7%$27.48B$38.67B10.386,925Positive NewsPBAPembina Pipeline4.186 of 5 stars$37.47+1.1%$56.50+50.8%+6.9%$21.75B$6.70B15.482,837Positive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.8092 of 5 stars$29.51-1.1%$32.76+11.0%+14.9%$21.74B$5.91B17.78980Positive NewsECEcopetrol1.5012 of 5 stars$8.47-1.9%$8.50+0.4%-31.5%$17.40B$33.22B3.7319,657Positive NewsGap DownYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima1.8947 of 5 stars$42.73-2.5%$39.16-8.4%+131.2%$16.81B$17.31B21.5825,711Positive NewsGap DownPRPermian Resources4.1955 of 5 stars$16.01+1.1%$19.06+19.1%+11.8%$12.86B$3.12B9.70220ARAntero Resources3.6351 of 5 stars$40.50-0.2%$36.88-8.9%+77.0%$12.60B$4.68B289.26590Gap DownOVVOvintiv4.7119 of 5 stars$45.73-0.4%$56.81+24.2%+4.8%$11.90B$10.88B6.061,743VNOMViper Energy4.0475 of 5 stars$51.37+0.8%$60.00+16.8%+52.2%$9.68B$827.70M22.05711Positive NewsHESMHess Midstream2.344 of 5 stars$41.20+2.2%$38.67-6.1%+22.0%$8.98B$1.35B17.46200Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cenovus Energy Competitors Pembina Pipeline Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors YPF Sociedad Anónima Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APA) was last updated on 1/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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